GEOB 102 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Biogeography, Climatology

• School: UBC
• Department: Geographical Biogeosciences
• Course: GEOB 102
• Professor: Gordan Djurdjevic

Document Summary

Geob 102 - our changing environment: climate and ecosystem - lecture 1: introduction. A complex world - climate and tectonics, human population, other creatures, politcians. The satellite era - a recent revolution to improve our understanding of global phenomena. We almost went extinct 7000 years ago because of an indonesian volcanic eruption. Climatology: the study of gas, heat and moisture dynamics in the earth"s atmosphere. Biogeography: the study of the distribution and dynamics of organisms and their environment, and the processes involved. 1 week to complete the assignment, handed in the next friday in the lecture. Assignments must be completed in the same handout, no extra sheets allowed http://elearning. ubc. ca/connect/get-started-with-connect/ Late assignments must be submitted personally to the ta. If inevitable, assignment related emails should be directed to the ta, and lecture related emails to the instructor with geob 102 starting the subject. Andres office hours: friday 10:15 - 11:15 or by appointment.